Skip to main content

LHS Management discloses: "They may stop seeing Epilepsy patients if Government don't come to their rescue



The management of Loreto Health Services, a leading Health Services clinic in Makeni city since 1997 has revealed during a day's awareness raising workshop on Epilepsy and mental illnesses organized for Police, Prisons Officers, Nurses, Epileptic patients, CSOs and stakeholders in Bombali District that: "they may stop seeing Epilepsy patients if Government don't come to their rescue."

The clinic which is the sole health center raising awareness about epilepsy and mental illnesses, at the  same time treating thousands of epileptic patients in the North, East and Southern region has called on the Government of Sierra Leone and  other well wishers to urgently intervene and support them financially to further upkeep its health services delivery on epilepsy.

Nurse Adama Micheal an experienced nurse and epilepsy champion who also doubles as the deputy overseer of the clinic explained that: “It’s 23 years plus now since our Clinic started delivering health services for thousands of epilepsy patients in the North, East and Southern region and we’ve never been supported by the governments, grace for some philanthropists based in overseas that have been providing us with some financial support that we have been using to purchase the highly expensive medicines which we’ve been using to treat epilepsy patients.

“The medicines were are administering to epilepsy patients are very hard to get in country so we have been ordering for these medicines from abroad and the processes involved in getting these medicines from  overseas are very tedious,  costly and more considering the processes to get the approval from the Pharmacy Board to import such medicines and clearing them from the airport as well may be way expensive especially if the consignment is not received from the airport on the same day of arrival.

“The dosage for one epilepsy patient alone is at least 1,000 tablets and the number of cases we are treating increases on a daily bases. In Bombali District alone we’re currently seeing over 3,700 patients and twice this number accounts for other districts in the South, Easter region and the financial burden is becoming on bearable we may limit the number of patients or possibly stop if we don’t get support from government or others,” she further remarked.

By: Abdul Fofanah
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sierra Leone, Two other Nations disqualified from AFCON 2024 U17 Qualifiers

By: Abdulrahman Barrie The U17 football teams from Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Guinea Bissau have been disqualified from the 2024 U17 African Cup of Nations competition in Senegal after failing the mandatory MRI test scans. These scans, which determine the age of the players, revealed discrepancies that led to their removal from the tournament. The disqualification follows changes to Article 27.4 of the U17 Africa Cup of Nations regulations, which have tightened the criteria and enforcement of age verification measures. The updated rules stipulate that if a team has more than four players deemed ineligible after the MRI eligibility test, the entire team will be disqualified. The MRI tests, used to enforce age restrictions in youth competitions, are crucial for ensuring fairness. Unfortunately, the teams from these three nations did not meet the age criteria, resulting in their disqualification. This decision has come as a significant disappointment for the young players and their fans, w...
Post a Comment
Read more

Senegal, first African team to beat England, but not first to score three goals

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Claim: Soccer World HQ, in a Facebook post , claimed that Senegal is the first African team to beat England and the first to score three goals against them. Verdict: Partly True! Senegal is the first African team to beat England, but not the first to score three goals against them. Full Text The England senior men’s national football team, nicknamed the “Three Lions,” played their first match against Scotland in 1872. That match ended goalless but marked the beginning of an intense soccer rivalry between both nations, dubbed the “Auld Enemy.” Since 1872-2025, the England national team has achieved its 1000-game milestone in November 2019 when they played Montenegro at the Wembley Stadium. England's all-time head-to-head record shows that they’ve played a whopping 1072 matches against 100 countries, won 615 games, drew 255, and lost 200. Senegal, on the other hand, is one of Africa’s most famous football nations, nicknamed the “Lions of Teranga.” In 2002, ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Disturbing snail space Civil works in the Makeni Central Lorry park

By: Ibrahim Jalloh - (Jallomy) The Makeni City Council (MCC) ordered commercial vehicles and business entities to leave the park area for the purpose of upgrading the park. Two weeks were given as the duration of the work. Regrettably, a week plus few days have elapsed with no significant work done. Drivers and business people in the park are completely frustrated and their livelihoods threatened.  Few years ago, drivers and traders were asked out of the park for similar reason but after two weeks they were asked to return to the park with no work done. This was disrespectful and insulting.  We urge MCC to double their efforts as the affected persons are running out of patience.
Post a Comment
Read more